sfGuard plugin
==============
The `sfGuardPlugin` is a symfony plugin that provides authentication and
authorization features above the standard security feature of symfony.
It gives you the model (user, group and permission objects) and the modules
(backend and frontend) to secure your symfony application in a minute in
a configurable plugin.
Installation
------------
* Install the plugin
$ symfony plugin:install sfGuardPlugin
* Rebuild your model
$ symfony propel:build-model
$ symfony propel:build-sql
$ symfony propel:build-forms
$ symfony propel:build-filters
* Update your database tables by starting from scratch (it will delete all
the existing tables, then re-create them):
$ symfony propel:insert-sql
or you can just create the new tables by using the generated SQL
statements in `data/sql/plugins.sfGuardAuth.lib.model.schema.sql`
* Enable one or more modules in your `settings.yml` (optional)
* For your backend application: sfGuardUser, sfGuardGroup, sfGuardPermission
* For your frontend application: sfGuardAuth
[php]
all:
.settings:
enabled_modules: [default, sfGuardGroup, sfGuardUser, sfGuardPermission]
* Clear you cache
$ symfony cc
* Optionally create a default user:
$ symfony guard:create-user fabien $ecret
* Optionally add the "Remember Me" filter to `filters.yml` above the security filter:
[yml]
remember_me:
class: sfGuardRememberMeFilter
security: ~
Secure your application
-----------------------
To secure a symfony application:
* Enable the module `sfGuardAuth` in `settings.yml`
[yml]
all:
.settings:
enabled_modules: [..., sfGuardAuth]
* Change the default login and secure modules in `settings.yml`
[yml]
login_module: sfGuardAuth
login_action: signin
secure_module: sfGuardAuth
secure_action: secure
* Change the parent class in `myUser.class.php`
[php]
class myUser extends sfGuardSecurityUser
{
}
* Optionally add the following routing rules to `routing.yml`
[yml]
sf_guard_signin:
url: /login
param: { module: sfGuardAuth, action: signin }
sf_guard_signout:
url: /logout
param: { module: sfGuardAuth, action: signout }
sf_guard_password:
url: /request_password
param: { module: sfGuardAuth, action: password }
You can customize the `url` parameter of each route.
N.B.: You must have a `@homepage` routing rule (used when a user sign out)
These routes are automatically registered by the plugin if the module `sfGuardAuth`
is enabled unless you defined `sf_guard_plugin_routes_register` to false
in the `app.yml` configuration file:
[yml]
all:
sf_guard_plugin:
routes_register: false
* Secure some modules or your entire application in `security.yml`
[yml]
default:
is_secure: on
* You're done. Now, if you try to access a secure page, you will be redirected
to the login page.
If you have loaded the default fixture file, try to login with `admin` as
username and `admin` as password.
Manage your users, permissions and groups
-----------------------------------------
To be able to manage your users, permissions and groups, `sfGuardPlugin` comes
with 3 modules that can be integrated in your backend application.
These modules are auto-generated thanks to the symfony admin generator.
* Enable the modules in `settings.yml`
[yml]
all:
.settings:
enabled_modules: [..., sfGuardGroup, sfGuardPermission, sfGuardUser]
* Access the modules with the default route:
http://www.example.com/backend.php/sfGuardUser
Customize sfGuardAuth module templates
--------------------------------------
By default, `sfGuardAuth` module comes with 2 very simple templates:
* `signinSuccess.php`
* `secureSuccess.php`
If you want to customize one of these templates:
* Create a `sfGuardAuth` module in your application (don't use the
`init-module` task, just create a `sfGuardAuth` directory)
* Create a template with the name of the template you want to customize in
the `sfGuardAuth/templates` directory
* symfony now renders your template instead of the default one
Customize `sfGuardAuth` module actions
--------------------------------------
If you want to customize or add methods to the sfGuardAuth:
* Create a `sfGuardAuth` module in your application
* Create an `actions.class.php` file in your `actions` directory that inherit
from `BasesfGuardAuthActions` (don't forget to include the `BasesfGuardAuthActions`
as it can't be autoloaded by symfony)
[php]
renderText('This is a new sfGuardAuth action.');
}
}
`sfGuardSecurityUser` class
---------------------------
This class inherits from the `sfBasicSecurityUser` class from symfony and is
used for the `user` object in your symfony application.
(because you changed the `myUser` base class earlier)
So, to access it, you can use the standard `$this->getUser()` in your actions
or `$sf_user` in your templates.
`sfGuardSecurityUser` adds some methods:
* `signIn()` and `signOut()` methods
* `getGuardUser()` that returns the `sfGuardUser` object
* a bunch of proxy methods to access directly the `sfGuardUser` object
For example, to get the current username:
[php]
$this->getUser()->getGuardUser()->getUsername()
// or via the proxy method
$this->getUser()->getUsername()
Super administrator flag
------------------------
`sfGuardPlugin` has a notion of super administrator. A user that is a super
administrator bypasses all credential checks.
The super administrator flag cannot be set on the web, you must set the flag
directly in the database or use the pake task:
$ symfony guard:promote admin
Validators
----------
`sfGuardPlugin` comes with a validator that you can use in your modules:
`sfGuardUserValidator`.
This validator is used by the `sfGuardAuth` module to validate a user and
password and automatically signin the user.
Customize the `sfGuardUser` model
---------------------------------
The `sfGuardUser` model is quite simple. There is no `email` or `first_name`
or `birthday` columns. As you cannot add methods to the class, the `sfAuthPlugin`
gives you the possibility to define a user profile class.
By default, `sfGuardUser` looks for a `sfGuardUserProfile` class.
Here is a simple example of a `sfGuardProfile` class that you can add to `schema.yml`:
[yml]
sf_guard_user_profile:
_attributes: { phpName: sfGuardUserProfile }
id:
user_id: { type: integer, foreignTable: sf_guard_user, foreignReference: id, required: true, onDelete: cascade }
first_name: varchar(20)
last_name: varchar(20)
birthday: date
You can now access the user profile via the user object:
[php]
$this->getUser()->getGuardUser()->getProfile()->getFirstName()
// or via the proxy method
$this->getUser()->getProfile()->getFirstName()
The `getProfile()` method gets the associated user profile object or creates a
new one if none already exists.
When you delete a user, the associated profile is also deleted.
You can change the name of the user profile class and the foreign key name in
`app.yml`:
[yml]
all:
sf_guard_plugin:
profile_class: sfGuardUserProfile
profile_field_name: user_id
Check the user password with an external method
-----------------------------------------------
If you don't want to store the password in the database because you already
have a LDAP server, a .htaccess file or if you store your passwords in another
table, you can provide your own `checkPassword` callable (static method or
function) in `app.yml`:
[yml]
all:
sf_guard_plugin:
check_password_callable: [MyLDAPClass, checkPassword]
When symfony will call the `$this->getUser()->checkPassword()` method, it will
call your method or function. Your function must takes 2 parameters, the first
one is the username and the second one is the password. It must returns true
or false. Here is a template for such a function:
[php]
function checkLDAPPassword($username, $password)
{
$user = LDAP::getUser($username);
if ($user->checkPassword($password))
{
return true;
}
else
{
return false;
}
}
Change the algorithm used to store passwords
--------------------------------------------
By default, passwords are stored as a `sha1()` hash. But you can change this
with any callable in `app.yml`:
[yml]
all:
sf_guard_plugin:
algorithm_callable: [MyCryptoClass, MyCryptoMethod]
or
[yml]
all:
sf_guard_plugin:
algorithm_callable: md5
As the algorithm is stored for each user, you can change your mind later
without the need to regenerate all passwords for the current users.
Change the name or expiration period of the "Remember Me" cookie
----------------------------------------------------------------
By default, the "Remember Me" feature creates a cookie named `sfRemember`
that will last 15 days. You can change this behavior in `app.yml`:
[yml]
all:
sf_guard_plugin:
remember_key_expiration_age: 2592000 # 30 days in seconds
remember_cookie_name: myAppRememberMe
Customize `sfGuardAuth` redirect handling
-----------------------------------------
If you want to redirect the user to his profile after a success login or
define a logout site.
You can change the redirect values in `app.yml`:
[yml]
all:
sf_guard_plugin:
success_signin_url: @my_route?param=value # the plugin use the referer as default
success_signout_url: module/action # the plugin use the referer as default
Configure the signin form
-------------------------
You can change the signin form used by the `sfGuardAuth` module in `app.yml`:
[yml]
all:
sf_guard_plugin:
signin_form: sfGuardFormSigninCustom
TODO
----
* finish the `getPassword` method
* add support for HTTP Basic authentication